Taiwan's Media Shake-up
United Daily News: Increasing 'Gold Content'
The age of the "intellectual newspaper" is over, as the rag trade now keeps its eyes firmly fixed on the bottom line. How can the United Daily News Group enhance its intrinsic value and pump up profitability?
Taiwan's Media Shake-up
Next Media Gets into TV, Hires Spin Doctor
Just as his flagship Apple Daily has begun to lose money, Hong Kong media baron Jimmy Lai has boldly entered Taiwan's highly competitive cable-TV business, hiring PR veteran King Pu-tsung. What does Lai have up his sleeve?
Taiwan's Media Shake-up
China Times Joins a Snack-food Empire
A month after Want Want Holdings chairman Tsai Eng-meng bought the financially troubled China Times Group, he reported the completion of the deal to a top Chinese official. What is this new media mogul up to?
The Age of Precarious Employment
Temp Work - Trap, or Springboard?
Taiwan has a temporary workforce 150,000-strong, bouncing between short-term positions. How can temps protect their rights? And how can they avoid sliding into a lifetime of odd-jobbing?
2.97% Economic Contraction
China's Industrial Purge, Taiwan's Trauma
China's quest to move beyond export processing is wreaking disaster in Taiwan, where policymakers are being forced to confront the harsh consequences of Taiwan's economic over-reliance on China.
The Age of Precarious Employment
Jobless Return to the Countryside
More and more Taiwanese who have lost their city jobs are returning to their hometowns in the countryside, ready to sweep streets or perform at local temples for meager pay. Will these unfortunate returnees be able to make a new start?
Living on the Edge
The Age of Precarious Employment
Up to 20 percent of Taiwan's work force is part-time or temp, and more vulnerable than ever in the current recession. Can the government help them? And can they do anything to improve their own competitiveness?